As 24-year-old Mani bends to turn a page while teaching the children at the Children’s Smart Centre (CSC) of Childlife Preserve Shishur Sevay in the Behala area of Kolkata, memories of her own upbringing at the NGO’s orphanage flash by her. Mani is among five other women working at the NGO who were also brought up at Shishur Sevay and are now working voluntarily to pay back. Childlife Preserve Shishur Sevay NGO, founded by Dr. Michelle Harrison in Behala, Kolkata, has been running a free community preschool since 2022 for underprivileged and specially abled children. They provide high-quality Early Childhood…
Author: Madhupriya Sengupta
As the seasons turn a new leaf, India witnesses an array of colourful festivities named Durga Puja, Navratri and other such festivals. The Voices team of students, which runs across the length and breadth of the country, peeps into the colourful world from the north of India to the south, traversing its way from east to west. Eat, Pray and Love – add music and dance with fasting options to it, and that’s the Indian festival of Navratri. The Shardiya Navratri festival, celebrated from September to October, is a prime instance of unity and diversity India cherishes. Even as the…